Regardless of the fact that web wagering is now a many billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players world-wide log in every day to wager at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the doublespeak employed in internet betting, and gambling on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to knowing the games and policies of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of their money into the pot. A second pot is created for the players with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified sum of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of funds necessary to get in a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the first bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has established their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to achieve a point, or the 1st roll after a number is established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st two matches of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 groups of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to gamble on a team or player to win or place in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same amount as wagered, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.